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Kansas man charged with threatening to shoot Trump, claiming he 'mapped out roofs' near the Wichita speech site

Published 6:00 AM CT, Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · Updated 6:13 AM CT
In the 6 AM CT update

Jaden J. Read, 24, of Clearwater, Kansas, was charged Saturday with making threats against the president over Facebook comments that allegedly said he had 'mapped out roofs' around the site of Trump's Wichita speech, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Kansas said, Fox News reported. The investigation began Oct. 15 with a Crime Stoppers tip, and Read is in federal custody pending a detention hearing. 'Political violence and threats of political violence will not be tolerated,' U.S. Attorney Ryan A. Kriegshauser said.

• Donald Trump
• Threats
• Jaden Read
• Wichita
• Kansas
• Clearwater
• Political violence
• U.S. Attorney's Office
• Crime Stoppers
• Secret Service
• United States